Carrot cake with Cardomom Cream cheese Frosting

Carrot cake recipes seem to inevitably be multi-layered bohemiths filled, covered and topped with frosting. This is a great recipe for carrot cake for just a few people - Single layered and frosting only on top...

Ingredients:

Cake

• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1 cup A.P flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 pound carrots
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
  

Frosting

• 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
• 1/2 stick butter
• 1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• large pinch cardomom powder
• 1 tsp lemon zest (optional)
  

Method:

• Preheat oven to 325F; Butter 9' cake pn and line bottom with parchment
• Toast pecans for a few minutes; Cool and chop finely
• Beat eggs and sugar at high speed 5 minutes until pale and fluffy; Add remaining wet ingredients and beat until combined
  
• Whisk dry ingredients in one bowl; Add to liquid ingredients; Beat until just combined
• Fold in Pecans, grated carrots and raisins
• Pour batter into cake tin; Bake 55-60 minutes rotating half way
• Cool cake on rack until cool to the touch
  
• Mix all frosting ingredients and beat on high until smooth and well combined
• Frost cake and decorate with the most masculine flower you can find.
  

Best enjoyed with the birthday boy who requested it.